ARMANDO L. v. Superior Court

Petitioner, Armando L., Sr., petitions for a writ of mandate directing the juvenile court to set aside its order of March 13, 1995, ordering the department of children and family services (DCFS) to provide permanent placement services for his son, Armando L., Jr. (the minor), and setting a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 selection and implementation hearing for July 11, 1995. Armando L. contends that: (1) “[tjhere appears in the record no factual basis for the trial court to conclude that return of the minor to the custody of his father would create a substantial risk to the physical or emotional well being of the minor,” and (2) the DCFS “failed to offer [him] reasonable reunification services.”

Factual and Procedural Background

The Petition.

The minor, bom August 27, 1993, was detained in protective custody pursuant to a petition alleging, among other things, a failure to protect the child, a lack of provision for the child’s support, and that the minor was at risk of neglect and abuse. (§ 300, subds. (b), (g) & (j).) In support of these allegations, the DCFS alleged the minor had tested positive for amphetamines and Valium at birth, and that his mother…